President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, on June 7. The retreat has been the site of many presidential and celebrity visits through the years.
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, on June 7. The retreat has been the site of many presidential and celebrity visits through the years.
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Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor dances with President Ronald Reagan at Sunnylands, a 200-acre estate in Rancho Mirage, California, in this undated photo from the retreat.
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Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor dances with President Ronald Reagan at Sunnylands, a 200-acre estate in Rancho Mirage, California, in this undated photo from the retreat.
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The estate includes a 25,000-square-foot historic home as well as gardens, three cottages, a tennis court and a golf course. Sunnylands was commissioned in 1963 by Ambassador Walter and Leonore Annenberg as a winter home and opened to the public in 2012.
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The estate includes a 25,000-square-foot historic home as well as gardens, three cottages, a tennis court and a golf course. Sunnylands was commissioned in 1963 by Ambassador Walter and Leonore Annenberg as a winter home and opened to the public in 2012.
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Henry Kissinger delivers a toast during a dinner at Sunnylands in this undated photo. He was secretary of state from September 1973 to January 1977.
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Henry Kissinger delivers a toast during a dinner at Sunnylands in this undated photo. He was secretary of state from September 1973 to January 1977.
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Former President Richard Nixon holds his granddaughter Jennie outside the Game Room in 1979. He's with Leonore Annenberg and wife Pat Nixon, right.
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Former President Richard Nixon holds his granddaughter Jennie outside the Game Room in 1979. He's with Leonore Annenberg and wife Pat Nixon, right.
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Frank Sinatra dances with first lady Nancy Reagan on New Years Eve in 1981.
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Frank Sinatra dances with first lady Nancy Reagan on New Years Eve in 1981.
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From left: Prince Phillip, Leonore Annenberg, Queen Elizabeth and Walter Annenberg at the entrance of the historic home in 1983.
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From left: Prince Phillip, Leonore Annenberg, Queen Elizabeth and Walter Annenberg at the entrance of the historic home in 1983.
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Prince Charles holds a news conference in 1986.
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Prince Charles holds a news conference in 1986.
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From left: Secretary of State George Shultz, President Ronald Reagan and Walter Annenberg on the golf course at the estate in this undated photo.
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From left: Secretary of State George Shultz, President Ronald Reagan and Walter Annenberg on the golf course at the estate in this undated photo.
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President Bill Clinton with Walter and Leonore Annenberg in 1995.
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President Bill Clinton with Walter and Leonore Annenberg in 1995.
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Former President George H.W. Bush fishing in one of the many well-stocked lakes in 1995.
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Former President George H.W. Bush fishing in one of the many well-stocked lakes in 1995.
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From left: Walter Annenberg, former first lady Betty Ford, Leonore Annenberg and former President Gerald Ford at Walter Annenberg's 90th birthday celebration in 1998.
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From left: Walter Annenberg, former first lady Betty Ford, Leonore Annenberg and former President Gerald Ford at Walter Annenberg's 90th birthday celebration in 1998.
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Former first lady Laura Bush, right, talks with Sunnylands Center and Gardens Director Janice Lyle in 2011.
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Former first lady Laura Bush, right, talks with Sunnylands Center and Gardens Director Janice Lyle in 2011.
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John Boehner, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, visits in 2012.
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John Boehner, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, visits in 2012.
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Former U.S. Congresswoman Jane Harman, left, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at Sunnylands during the U.S.-Mexico retreat in 2012.
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Former U.S. Congresswoman Jane Harman, left, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at Sunnylands during the U.S.-Mexico retreat in 2012.
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